Provinces · Patagonia
Santa Cruz
The glaciers, Mount Fitz Roy and the country's vastest steppe.
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Photo: Fernando · CC BY-SA 4.0
Official alerts in Santa Cruz Checking…
Information from Argentina’s National Weather Service (SMN), National Water Institute (INA, rivers), Volcano Observatory (OAVV) and GDACS (UN and European Commission). Alerts are issued in Spanish. Before you travel, check with local authorities and Civil Defense (103).
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El Calafate
A glacier you can hear
Quietest in May, June and August · 348,723 travelers a year
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Río Gallegos
The southern gateway
Quietest in June, July and September · 62,703 travelers a year
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What would you like to know about Santa Cruz?
Pick a question. Answers come from the data on this page.
The busiest months in Santa Cruz are January, February and November: expect more people and book ahead. The quietest are May, June and July.
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Based on El Calafate, Río Gallegos, from INDEC data.
To start with, in Santa Cruz:
- El Calafate · A glacier you can hear
- Río Gallegos · The southern gateway
- Cave of the Hands · Hands painted 9,000 years ago
- El Chaltén · Argentina’s trekking capital
- Jaramillo Petrified Forests · Stone trunks on the plateau
Checking with the National Weather Service…
In Santa Cruz, as everywhere in Argentina, these numbers are free:
- 911Emergencies: police and ambulance
- 107Medical emergencies
- 100Fire department
- 103Civil Defense: floods, storms, landslides
- 106Emergencies on rivers, lakes and at sea (Coast Guard)
- 105Environmental emergencies
If you lose your passport, report it to the police and to your consulate.
Other provinces in Patagonia:
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- Photo: Fernando · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Photo: Cristian imagine · CC BY-SA 4.0
